Jazz Articles about Avi Rothbard

About Avi Rothbard

Album Review

For what it is, bassist John Lang's fourth album, Now Ear This, is quite well done. For jazz fans, the dilemma lies there, precisely in what it is--a series of eleven rock/fusion themes, nine written by Lang, which would be right at home on a smooth jazz/easy listening radio station, for example, but whose jazz content would earn them no more than a tenuous place on any playlist beyond that. Tempos are more or less proximate, as is the steady ...

Album Review

Avi Rothbard: City Colors

Read "City Colors" reviewed by Tyran Grillo

by Tyran Grillo
April 28, 2016

Guitarist Avi Rothbard, born in Israel and, since 1999, a mover and shaker in New York City, enjoys a distinguished career as a jazz performer and clinician. Sadly, his time in the studio has been intermittent at best. City Colors, his third leader date in 15 years, is his fullest résumé on record. Rothbard is a multifaceted player who is comfortable across a spectrum of genres, handling each with equal respect.Gerry Rafferty's “Baker Street" begins the proceedings with ...

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Album Review

Avi Rothbard: Twin Song

by Karen Hogg
February 24, 2006

Twin Song, guitarist Avi Rothbard's second recording, is a funky, atmospheric exploration. Rothbard's group, which includes organist Jared Gold, drummer Joe Strasser and guest tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery (on three tracks), works as a tight unit, inviting the listener in on spirited musical conversations. The opening “Preach's Inches is a soulful, infectious groove that's hard not to dance along to; the subsequent up-tempo “Minor Impact really lets each musician burn. They slow things down with the ballad “Cheerleader. The title ...